Jogging For Jim
We’re Michael, Joanne and Julie. Two siblings and a cousin who have somehow all agreed to run 26.2 miles through London in memory of our dad and uncle, Jim.
Jim was one of life’s genuinely lovely people. A quiet, gentle man with a big heart, a dry sense of humour and a knack for making everyone around him feel looked after. He was happiest surrounded by family, enjoying a pint, travelling or having a barbecue.
He was also rather fond of a snooze. Every lunchtime, he’d settle down in front of the telly, close his eyes and insist he was “just resting my eyes”. His granddaughter Grace knew better and would regularly greet him with a very loud “Wake up Granddad!”
In 2021, Jim was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and later with PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy), a rare neurological condition. Over the following years, we watched him gradually lose the ability to do so many of the everyday things we all take for granted. It was heartbreaking, especially for someone who had always been so independent and never wanted to put anyone out.
We lost Jim in July 2026, but even at the end he was thinking of others. He chose to donate his brain to the Parkinson’s UK Brain Bank to help researchers better understand Parkinson’s and PSP and hopefully bring us closer to better treatments and, one day, a cure.
That was Jim all over. Always thinking of others, even at the end.
So now it’s our turn to do something for him.
We’re running the 2027 TCS London Marathon on Sunday 25 April 2027, raising money for Parkinson’s UK to support people living with Parkinson’s, their families and the research that could change lives in the future.
London was Jim’s home for almost his entire life, so running through the streets of the city he loved makes this particularly special.
Collectively we’ve set ourselves an initial fundraising target of £10,000 and we’d love your support. Whether you can donate, share our page or simply cheer us on as we attempt to drag ourselves around 26.2 miles, it all means a great deal.
We’re calling ourselves Jogging For Jim. Whether what we’re doing by mile 22 still qualifies as jogging remains to be seen!
We can’t promise record-breaking times. We can’t even promise there won’t be a little walking involved. But we can promise we’ll give it everything we’ve got.
For Jim. For everyone affected by Parkinson’s. And for the hope that one day other families won’t have to go through what ours has.
Thank you for supporting Jogging For Jim.
Michael, Joanne & Julie 💙
Thank you to our sponsors
£5
Sarah Pope
£5
Julie Edwards
Very kind donation from Steph Blakeley
£23
Rosalind Tipler
Rosalind Tipler Shah - £10 Angie Denise Pat Tracy Sheree Barry Mark Jean Roy
£1.03k
Anonymous
£50
Michael
I’m doing this for Dad and everyone else with Parkinson’s (F Parkinson’s)
£15
Shaun B + 1 Positivity Pack
£40
Barbara Ivill
£20
Anita Taylor
£50
Amanda Ashford
£10
Sharon Price
£10
Christine Holland
£12
Debbie Tootle
£10
Lianne Williams
£25
Packets Of Positivity
£64
Julie
Very Kind donations from Shaun B & Susan L (A pound for Parkinson's) And £'s raised from 'Little Packs of Positivity '
£30
Julie Edwards
Very generous donations of £20 from Julie J & £10 from Jackie J as part of 'A pound for Parkinson’s' I'm so very grateful to you both & all your friends who kindly donated. This will make a massive difference to those affected by Parkinson’s xx
£50
Julie Edwards
£50 raised from x10 little Packs of Positivity for Parkinson’s
£20
Martin Chalk
Do it!!!!
£56
Sylvia Simmons
Good luck. You’ll do it easily.
£109
Sylvia Simmons
Good luck. You’ll do it. Dad would be proud
£109
Sylvia Simmons
One step at a time. You’ll do it 🥰xx
£10
Rachel Mcveigh
Hi Julie . As requested I have made a donation to a very worthy cause . I wish you all the very best with your training . Rachel x
£12
Fiona Andrew
Your doing a fabulous thing to help research into eradicating this awful disease
£126
Power Of A Pound For Parkinson's
Kind Donations for 'A POUND for Parkinson's' fundraiser from... Helen B, Anthony B, Dave A, Barbara A, Greg A, Tracy A, Rita A, Kath F, Doreen K, Ged K, Berni D, Ron, Suzanne, Jason, Emily, Mollie, Zac, Kathryn S, Irene R, Rick E, Sue T, Pam M, Laura Y, Helen H, Judith S, Susan Mc, Elizabeth R! Wow Wow Wow! The power of just £1, friendship & very kind people! Thank you so much!
£2
Rachel Downs
G’won Julie, smash it! Xxx
£10
Sylvia Culshaw
2nd Ten started.
£12
Anonymous
Go girl
£7
Nicola Hibbs
£100
Julie Edwards
A Very kind donation from Sherry Townsend. Thank you so much Sherry, your donation means so much to me & all those affected by Parkinson’s
£23
Roz Tipler
Well done Julie you are truly amazing. How many more do you plan to do? 🙈 xxxxxx
£12
Kerry
Good luck
£7
Jennifer Warne
Good luck you crazy lady 😜 😘 x x
£10
Michelle Moore
Julie good luck and thankyoj xxx
£10
Kat Lang
£30
Julie Edwards
Let's do this! *again x2 eek
£30
Joanne Simmons
Seriously? Again?
Good luck julie, loves to talk to you today. You will smash it. All the best sarah